when was the colonial period?
1607-1754

why did Europeans establish colonies in north America?
religious and economic reasons

reasons it was established:Roanoke islands-economic venture

the lost-(to make money for England)

colony-island off of north Carolina
1587
sir Walter Raleigh
1590 no trace found
118 people vanished
one clue"Croatoan"

Jamestown
reasons it was estalished:-economic venture and virginia company
1607
first permanent settlement in north America(located in Virginia)
economic venture
Virginia company

plymouth:mayflower 102 passengers
pilgrims
massachusetts
americas first permanent separatist settlement
1620
reasons it was established:
separasts from the church of england to avoid religious persecution

massachusets bay:1630
about 1000 puritan refugees from england massachusetts
reasons it was established:
puritans
to avoid religious persecution

pennsylvania:quakers
could not worship in england because they did not follow the church of england
1682
reasons it was established:
quakers wanted freedom to practice their faith
william penn was from england
settled by people